Invest in the child care workforce to ensure access to high-quality care and education for working families. There’s less than two weeks left until Governor Murphy and the legislature finalize the state FY2025 budget and we’re urging lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at providing child care for child care workers. Legislators: join in co-sponsoring […]
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Did you know reports of bias-based incidents in N.J. schools have increased by 400% since 2018?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Olivia Carrara Leontine Young Fellow For more information on this topic, contact ACNJ’s staff attorney, Nina Peckman, Esq., at npeckman@acnj.org. Since 2013, the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Task Force has been collecting and reporting data on the prevalence of harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB) in N.J. schools. The newest report, released at […]
ACNJ and U.S. Rep Gottheimer Host Roundtable to Discuss Child Care Funding as Federal COVID-Relief Runs Out
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Federal dollars through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) Stabilization Grants kept child care centers from closing, but the temporary aid, which expired in September 2023, was a short-term fix to a long-standing problem and robust funding is needed to create a sustainable child care infrastructure, according to advocates at a roundtable […]
ACNJ Policy Agenda 2024
Advocates for Children of New Jersey 2024 Policy Agenda MISSION ACNJ’s mission is to advance and strengthen policies and programs that promote equitable opportunities for all New Jersey children. Toward this end, we identify needs from parents and community partners, data, research, and policy analysis and address them through education, engagement, and collaboration with policymakers, […]
Did you know there is a growing movement for play-based learning?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Olivia Carrara Leontine Young Fellow Footnotes: Tracking the winds of change on the American education policy landscape: The emergence of play-based learning legislation and its implications for the classroom ↵ ibid ↵ ibid ↵ Play-Based Learning: Evidence-Based Research to Improve Children’s Learning Experiences in the Kindergarten Classroom ↵ Prioritizing Play: The Importance of […]
